Archive for February, 2009
Never Say Never
With a week of sickness behind me, I decided late Friday afternoon to attempt the third race in the Mud in Your Eye XC Series which was taking place the following morning. I hadn’t missed one of these cross country races since the series began back in 2005, and really wanted to keep the streak [...]
What A Weekend
I know this post is a little late, but it will probably make sense if you keep reading. The weekend started with the Tidewater Striders 30k on Saturday morning – a 3 loop race at Fort Story in Virginia Beach. I held back a little during the first loop, but in the second third of [...]
Midweek Update
Monday: Nice easy run to work out the aches and pains from Sunday’s long run. Tuesday: Excellent Cheetah Fast treadmill workout. Haven’t done this one for a while and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Full details on this 45 minute challenging workout can be found here. Wednesday: Typically I would take it easy the day after [...]
Another Long Run In The Bank
Legs were still a bit sore after yesterday’s race, but with just 5 weeks to go to the Shamrock Marathon, I needed to log another long run. I set off at 7am and headed towards the oceanfront 10 miles away. From the oceanfront I continued north along the boardwalk before taking a left at 64th [...]
Virginia Is For Lovers 14k
Took part in the inaugural Virginia is for Lovers 14k earlier today. Going into the race I had no real goal in mind and just hoped for a slightly-faster-than-goal-marathon-pace tempo run. The 2 mile warm up went well, but as I made my way to the start line, the race director announced there would be [...]
Five Days Easy Running
Decided to take it easy this week to allow my legs to recover from Sunday’s 25 mile run. It was almost marathon distance, and the recovery was almost marathon-like. So, just 25 miles in five days, which means I should be fairly fresh for tomorrow’s inaugural Virginia is for Lovers 14k. Monday: 4 miles Tuesday: [...]
Where Did The Last Week Go?
Well, it’s been almost a week since my last post, so I guess it’s time for an update. First of all, since completing the Two Hundred Sit-Ups Challenge last Monday, I must admit I haven’t done a single sit-up. I’ve also had a week of no push-ups too, and the break from the strength/core work [...]
I Did The Two Hundred (Sit-Ups That Is)
Last Friday I finished up Week 6 of the Two Hundred Sit-Ups challenge and planned to attempt the magic two hundred some time over the weekend. Saturday was a little soon after Friday’s workout, and to be honest I forget all about the sit-ups on Sunday. By the time I remembered on Sunday evening I [...]
Weekend Catchup
Ran the Mud in Your Eye XC 6k on Saturday morning and ended up running pretty well. I warmed up for a couple of easy miles, and wasn’t too happy with my calf still feeling the effects of Thursday’s track workout. However, once the race was underway I soon forgot about it as I concentrated [...]
